A Real Trip In Argentina
carlinoj
- August 10 2008
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My flight left San Diego two days ago heading to SASS(South American Snow Session) snowboard camp, 48 hours of travel later I made it to Bariloche, Argentina. 2 planes, 10 hours of layover and a 18 hour bus ride, mellow right?
RIDER: Steven Denmark, pulling into the ol’ white room. PHOTO: Ashley Barker
Honestly, the travel was mellow. The bros at SASS set up campers in this rad rock band style, 2 decker tour bus which all the seat recline into beds. They play sweet movies, serve food, juice, and bad boy sodas for the of age campers.
It was super cool, when my bus got into Bariloche(1pm), I was swooped up and taken directly to the resort(Cerro Cathedral) to hit that steep and deep! It had been snowing the 5 days prior to my arrival, the sun was out and none wanted to miss a turn.
RIDER: Ben Baranek, PHOTO: Ashley Barker
RIDER: Cameron Howe PHOTO: Ashley Barker
This camp is insane, its nothing like the normal North American snowboard camps. You come down here and ride real pow, real cliffs and real pow jumps. Right now this session I’m at has about 40 campers and every single one of them are so hyped they cant sit still.
Campers and staff, PHOTO: Ashley Barker
I almost forgot, if you are a meat lover like Andrew Burns this is the place to be. Pretty much you can get anything here with ham and cheese on it, pretty sweet… For more info about everything check out www.sasnowsessions.com
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August 10th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
sounds fuckin sick
August 10th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Right on SASS is the best !!!!!!
August 10th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
I was there for 4 days this July after a two day dump, it was epic! The travel there is gnarly from Bariloche to Cerro Castor was 4 buses, 1 wheel falling off a bus, 20 hrs total layovers and 58 hr trip to the end of the world….Book a plane ticket and do it!
August 10th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
That Ashley Barker has a mean trigger finger. Good times down there, la vida loca.
August 10th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Whoah. This is for the true hardcore.
August 11th, 2008 at 10:44 am
YES! I just got back from 5 weeks at SASS. Honestly the best summer camp out there hands down. Its an incredible and fun experience can’t wait for next year.
August 12th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
hell yea sass is dope! nothing competes with it. There is nothing like it. That storm he was talking about, when I left it had about 7 feet i think. you won’t find anything like sass and its worth it. go down there you will love it. and plus the staff is the sh*t
August 14th, 2008 at 1:35 am
i just got back from argentina two days ago!
i lived there for 6 years.. and never went to bariloche..
now i just have breck keystone copper winter park vail aspen and steamboat….
its a hard life i know..
haha
looks like a sick trip!
quilmes is delicious
August 15th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Yup, when I left there was about 7 feet. Ripping through the bamboo forrests with Travis Moore. SASS is a sickening experience. The staff rules, and Ashley is a nasty photog, always gets the shots. Los entrenadors Canadian son grosos todos. Mismo con Mauri, Garrett, y Michelle.
August 15th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Forgot to give Denmark props on the pow shot. Ripping style holmes.
August 15th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I wanna see pictures of randall stacy buried in an avalanche his pelvis crushed. That’s the real deal. Some how I don’t think that is good ol’ randall with that positive comment above…
August 16th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
i have future plans to head to argentina. what’s the best month to go and what kind of snow do they generaly get. i don’t ride much of that hot sticky elephant piss.
August 17th, 2008 at 12:26 am
thats the way to do up summer snowboarding not the slushy parks but the deep pow… now of only i had the money
August 21st, 2008 at 12:29 pm
This brings back some great memories! Was in Bariloche from Aug 5 to 9 and it snowed like crazy for three of those days. Bariloche was my first time to snowboard in powder and now I understand why people like it. I’m spolied and can never fully enjoy snowboarding in the Northeast
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Good don’t go. more room for me to rip the southern hemisphere’s ass into pieces.
December 18th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
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